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Recent Examples of side effect
In the shorter-term, taking too much testosterone can lead to side effects such as acne, mood swings, unwanted hair growth (hirsutism) and deepening of the voice—some of which may be irreversible.
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Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 18 Mar. 2025
Astronauts returning to non-zero gravity also cause some unusual side effects, Duffy told the outlet — including for human skin.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 18 Mar. 2025
Both drugs have similar side effects, including dizziness and tiredness.
—Karen Berger, Pharmd, Verywell Health, 13 Mar. 2025
Conventional treatments primarily rely on immunosuppressive drugs, which can have significant side effects.
—Jesse Pines, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
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Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 18 Mar. 2025
Astronauts returning to non-zero gravity also cause some unusual side effects, Duffy told the outlet — including for human skin.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 18 Mar. 2025
Both drugs have similar side effects, including dizziness and tiredness.
—Karen Berger, Pharmd, Verywell Health, 13 Mar. 2025
Conventional treatments primarily rely on immunosuppressive drugs, which can have significant side effects.
—Jesse Pines, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for side effect
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These are just a few of the questions that surface at what can be an overwhelming time of making big decisions with significant financial ramifications.—
Brennan Barnard,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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While those defeats against Newcastle United and Paris Saint-Germain both smarted, their financial ramifications differ wildly.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
The Athletic,
20 Mar. 2025
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These laws maintained a gender imbalance of Chinese immigrants for more than a century, and their aftereffects persist to this day.—
Jane Hu,
The New Yorker,
23 Jan. 2025
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Both the film’s original script and the new album were overhauled to incorporate the aftereffects of the Weeknd’s experience at SoFi.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
10 Jan. 2025
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Adding to the complexity was that four of the five counts that were left standing involve violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2025
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What People Are Saying President Han emphasized the complexity of fighting the fires due to weather conditions.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Mar. 2025
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The film whisks through various plot convolutions, but the real attraction is the sharp dialogue (David Mamet co-writes the script), the tense scenes of spycraft in practice, and action sequences that Frankenheimer must have been waiting his whole career to shoot.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
19 Mar. 2025
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The plot veers through various sidetracking convolutions and there is more exposition than necessary tied to supplementary characters.—
Christopher Smith,
Orange County Register,
17 Mar. 2025
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In her life off-screen, Moore struggled with complications from living with type 1 diabetes.—
Angela Andaloro,
People.com,
23 Mar. 2025
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More serious complications of the disease include ear infection, pneumonia, diarrhea and dehydration and encephalitis, an inflammation of the brain that can cause intellectual disabilities and movement disorders.—
Matt Leclercq,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Mar. 2025
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